EIP-2026-102983

PRE-CVE

rpi-update - Insecure Temporary File Handling / Security Bypass

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-102983. PoCs published by Technion.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a race condition in rpi-update's insecure temporary file handling to perform a symbolic-link attack, allowing an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files and escalate privileges to root. It uses inotify to monitor file modifications and swaps a malicious script into place when root modifies the target file.

Description

rpi-update - Insecure Temporary File Handling / Security Bypass

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Technion · clocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38357

This exploit leverages a race condition in rpi-update's insecure temporary file handling to perform a symbolic-link attack, allowing an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files and escalate privileges to root. It uses inotify to monitor file modifications and swaps a malicious script into place when root modifies the target file.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Racy
Target: rpi-update (Hexxeh/rpi-update)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the Raspberry Pi system · rpi-update installed and executable by root
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026